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Brenna Kearney was seven months pregnant in December 2019 when she experienced what she thought were bad flu symptoms. Her husband, Casey Trumble, drove her from their Chicago home to her OB-GYN’s office at Northwestern…

The newest ward in Chicago — encompassing a good portion of the Loop, as well as Greektown, Fulton Market and a large swath of the Near West Side — is primed to become one of the most influential as it stands ready to become the center of…

NEW YORK — Barrett Strong, one of Motown's founding artists and most gifted songwriters who sang lead on the company's breakthrough single “Money (That's What I Want)” and later collaborated with Norman Whitfield on such classics as “I…

As of today, just seven US universities claim to practice need-blind admissions for all applicants. Need-blind admissions is a practice where the applicants' families income and ability to pay for college are not considered in the…

CITY HALL — More than 20 young people and organizers staged a die-in Monday night at City Hall in protest of Mayor Lori Lightfoot's controversial plans to expand the citywide curfew and limit young people's access to Millennium Park.The…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Jeremy Hayne may have run a market garden farm for 42 years, but he is still looking for new markets.He grows fresh vegetables, fruit, honey, and eggs on 15 acres and sells them at the on-site farm stand…

MILLSTADT, Ill. — It was a late Friday afternoon when a team of men approached a tiny pink casket. One wiped his brow. Another stepped away to smoke a cigarette. Then, with calloused hands, they gently lowered the child’s body…

By Madhu Krishamurthy [email protected] Ruby Arun, a sophomore at William Fremd High School in Palatine, is expanding her mission to inspire girls to pursue careers in science, technology,…

Dear Amy: Almost 10 years ago my wife discovered that I had been cheating on her, emotionally and physically, and that I had a porn addiction I couldn't control.We separated for a year but eventually ended up back together.Years of therapy…

Reparations Committee member Carlis Sutton uses his glasses to read the number on a ball at the committee's reparations lottery drawing on Jan. 13, 2022. Credit: Richard CahanIt's been a year since the first 16 reparations recipients…